Assistant Chief Constable for Urban Region, Duncan McCausland and Assistant Chief Constable for Rural Region, Judith Gillespie have welcomed a significant reduction in car crime and burglary over the last five years.

The two senior officers have vowed to continue to work with their partner agencies to tackle these serious areas of concern. They were speaking after a meeting with Criminal Justice Minister, Maria Eagle.

"Since 2001", they stated, " there have been 8,000 fewer car crimes and 2,200 fewer homes burgled. These significant reductions were achieved as a result of professional proactive policing, effective multi-agency partnership and support and assistance from the community.

"As well as intelligence-led policing, targeting of prolific criminals, high visibility patrolling and crime prevention strategies the Police Service have worked closely with the NIO Community Safety Unit, DPPs and other partners on a range of initiatives to drive down car crime and burglary."

The two offiers said they understood how distressing it can be to have one's car or home broken into and they promised tol continue to strive to reduce these crimes, target the criminals, bring more people before the courts and improve the lives of everyone in Northern Ireland.

Locally, a red Ford Escort van was stolen from the Wellington Road area of Enniskillen sometime during Saturday night last, 9th June.

The vehicle is quite distinctive in that it has a number of dents, the most significant being to the rear offside. The van also has a roof rack.

Anyone who can help police with their enquiries is asked to contact Enniskillen station on 0845 600 8000 or 'Crimestoppers' on 0800 555 111.